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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sal leave Terry?
(a) He could not support Terry and her son.
(b) Sal has the itch to be on the road again.
(c) Terry kicks him out.
(d) He is feeling tied down in a committed relationship.

2. Who does Sal seek out when he first arrives in San Francisco?
(a) Dean Moriarty.
(b) Marylou.
(c) Roland Major.
(d) Remi Boncoeur.

3. What does Hyman Solomon offer Sal, Dean, and Ed Dunkel?
(a) To get some money in Testament, Virginia.
(b) To find some girls for Sal and Dean.
(c) To drive part of the way.
(d) To give them some drugs.

4. How does Lee Ann feel about Sal staying with her?
(a) She is displeased.
(b) She is indifferent.
(c) She is excited.
(d) She is apprehensive.

5. What is one of the things Sal enjoys doing in New Orleans?
(a) Witnessing a jazz funeral.
(b) Exploring the voodoo culture.
(c) Bar hopping on Bourbon Street.
(d) Listening to Old Bull's stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sal's roommate in Denver?

2. Why do Sal and Dean take a quick trip from Virginia to New Jersey?

3. Who thinks Sal should not travel out West?

4. Where does Sal travel after his first visit to San Francisco?

5. Why does the driver who gives Sal a ride from Harrisburg to New York refuse to give Sal any food?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sal's relationship like with Rita Bettencourt?

2. Why does Sal break up with Lucille?

3. What does Sal confess to Dean while traveling from New Jersey to Virginia?

4. Who is traveling with Mississippi Gene?

5. How does Sal react after he introduces Dean Moriarty to Carlo Marx?

6. What do Sal, Ray Rawlins, and others do in an old mining town outside of Denver?

7. What does the group of friends do while in New York on New Year's Eve?

8. Why doesn't the driver offer Sal any food on his trip from Pittsburgh to New York?

9. What does Dean inform the group about at a party where Carlo is reading his poetry?

10. What does Sal's aunt do when Dean is given a speeding ticket?

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